Libyan rebels, apparently loyal to a renegade army general, stormed parliament on Sunday. Fighting continued for hours, two people have been killed and 55 wounded in the capital Tripoli. Justice minister Saleh al-Mergani has called on those involved to lay down their weapons and start a dialogue. Al Jazeera’s Omar …

Libya remains in deep chaos. Various militias are competing for political and economic power, carrying out attacks and otherwise buffeting the fragile government. Work on a new Constitution has only recently started, well over a year later than envisioned in the political blueprint that was drawn up as the civil war …

Tripoli— Libyan oil production plunged Monday after rebels shut down the major Elephant oil field in southern Libya in protest against the General National Congress (GNC) whose mandate expired on 7 February.

In his first major interview since he was removed from office last week through a vote of no confidence, former Prime Minister Ali Zeidan blamed the failure of his government on the General National Congress (GNC), the Islamist parties, the militias, the spread of arms and the weak post revolutionary …

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